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Hurricane Andrew was a compact, ... "Okeechobee" 1928: 160 260 Michael: 2018: 8 Maria: ... Tropical storm force winds reached as far north as West Palm Beach.
Rainfall in Palm Beach County was light, reaching 5.12 inches (130 mm) near the Palm Beach–Broward County line. Throughout Palm Beach County, Okeechobee County, and the Treasure Coast, at least 80,000 electrical customers lost power, though just 29,000 people remained without electricity, mainly in Boca Raton, by the evening of August 24.
A satellite image showing Hurricane Andrew bearing down on the Atlantic coast of Florida in late August of 1992. (NOAA) Thirty years have passed since Hurricane Andrew dealt a catastrophic blow to ...
The 1928 Okeechobee hurricane devastated West Palm Beach. The city observed at least 10 in (250 mm) of rainfall. Among the buildings destroyed included a furniture store, pharmacy, warehouse, hotel, school, an ironworks, and the fire station.
The storm made landfall near West Palm Beach, Florida, early on September 17, with winds of 145 mph (233 km/h). In the city, more than 1,711 homes were destroyed; the effects were most severe around Lake Okeechobee.
Added to NRHP. August 14, 1973. The Breakers Palm Beach is a historic, Renaissance Revival style luxury hotel with 534 rooms. It is located at 1 South County Road in Palm Beach, Florida. The current structure, opened in December 1926, is the third version of The Breakers, as the previous hotel buildings on the site burnt down in 1903 and 1925.
Florida State Road 704. State Road 704 ( SR 704 ), also known as Okeechobee Boulevard, is a 10.199-mile-long (16.414 km) east–west boulevard in the West Palm Beach area, known for being dangerous to pedestrians and bicyclists. [2] It extends from an intersection with SR 7 at the border of West Palm Beach and Royal Palm Beach and just south of ...
Sustained hurricane-force winds and gusts up to 101 mph (163 km/h) lashed West Palm Beach. In downtown West Palm Beach, a large construction crane fell and broke water and gas lines, causing water and gas to spew into the streets. The Comeau Building, which survived the 1928 hurricane, lost some windows and a section of its roof.